UFC: Orlando's Saunders will fight March 21 in Brazil

Orlando’s Ben Saunders didn’t get a whole lot of Octagon time during his most recent fight against Joe Riggs. He’ll have another chance to fight March 21, when he takes on Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night 62 in Rio de Janeiro. The welterweight matchup was finalized last week.

Saunders got a victory in December when Riggs suffered a neck injury delivering a move in the opening moments of their fight. We talked with Saunders in early December about his career and the Orlando MMA scene.

Silva, who also scored a first-round win last month, was a participant in one of the best UFC bouts of last year, a bruising battle with Matt Brown on UFC Fight Night in May. Brown scored a TKO victory in that bout.

UFC Fight Night 62 will be headlined by a bantamweight battle between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao. It is expected to air on Fox Sports 1.